Electric motor.



No .853,218 PATBNTED MAY 14,1907.'

' w. M. BRADSHAW.

ELECTRIC MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED 1'23. 1, 1905.

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an Instrument of the character indicated Cable and novel device whic the friction between its relatively movable UNITED STATES WILLIAM M. BRADSHAW,

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC. & RATION or PENNSYLVANIA.

PATENT oFmoE. 1

Euzcrmc moron.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1907.

application filed February 1, 1906. Serial No. 243,739.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. BRAD- snaw, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Wilkinsburg, 1n the county of A legheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Electric Motors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to means for transforming alternating current electrical energy into mechanical energy, and particularly to electrical measuring instruments embodying such means, though susceptible of more general application.

My invention has for its object to provide which shall be simple and compact in construction and efficient in operation and in which a sufficiently hi h torque shall be exerted upon the rotatable member to insure substantially accurate measurement of the energy of distributing systems throughout a wide range of variation in the loads upon such systems, when used for measuring such energy.

A further object of my invention is to provide an instrument which shall be accurate in operation on a circuit of any power factor, and which shall insure the required condition of exact quadrature relation between the cur rent and the electromotivc force fluxes in the instrument in a simple and ellicicnt manner.

If my invention is utilized in a registering meter, the rate of rotation oithe armature may be maintained almost exactly proportional to the amount of energy traversing the circuit by means of a sim )le, easily adjustll compensates for parts.

My invention is illustrated in the accom anying drawings, Figure 1 of which is a view in side elevation of an instrument constructed in accordance therewith, the inclosing casing being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a view, partially infront elevation and partially in section, of the motor members of the instrument shown in Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and 4'are perspective views of certain of the elements of my instrument, and Fi 5 is a diagrammatic view of the motor-111cm and the proper connections thereof with a distributing circuit.

' A magnetizable core 1, comprisin two sections 2 and 3, is clamped between abracket 4 that carries certain of the operating parts of the instrument and lugs 5 that are cast integral with a suitable supporting base 6. Y

ction 2 of the coral is com osed of laminae of sheet iron or other suita le magnetiz- 6o able material, comprising a main polar pro- 'ection 7 and two polar projections 9 and 10 between the convex faces 11 and 12 of which and corresponding concave portions 13'0f the polar projection 7 are curved air gaps 14: and 15. A winding 16 that comprises a large number of turns of comparatively small wire is placed upon polar projection 7 and its termmals are connected between distributing conductors 17 and 18 that are supplied with alternating current energy from a suitable source 19.

Section 3 of the core 1 is composed of lami-'- me having polar projections 20 and 21 that are located opposite the air gaps 14 and 15. The polar projections 20 and 21 are provided with windings 22 that are connected in series with the generator. 19.

Mounted upon a shaft 23, which is journaled in bearings 24 and 25, is a disk 26 of suitable conducting matcrialwhich rojects into the air gap between the face 8 of tlie polar projection 7 and the faces of polar projections 20 and 21, the number of rotations made by the disk being registered upon a dial 27 by one or more pointers 28 connected in the usual manner, through a train of gears 29, to the shaft 23.

In order to govern the rotation of the disk 26'and cause its speed to be proportional to the amount of energy traversing the distributing circuit, one or more permanent magnets 30, of such form as to most satisfactorily perform the desired function and at the same time permit of a simple and compact construction, may be employed. Such magnets -may be adjustably supported by a bracket 31, having slots 32 in the free ends thereof, set-screws 33 being provided for at ICO ers of my instrument,

taching the bracket 31 to t e bracket'4.

The form of the section 2 of the core 1 and the electrical dimensions of the 16 ing 16 is highly self-inductive and consequently the current tn that circuitlags nearly 90 behind the impressed electrotnotive force, while the circuit containing the winding 22 is only slightly self-inductive and consequently the current in that circuit lags but little behind the impressed eleetromo-j ti ve force.

accurately the amount of energy traversing the'distrilntting circuit, the two magnetic fields ot' the instrument must be in quadratu re relation to each other when the power 45 factor oi the distributing circuit isunity.

Means for ellecting this exact quad 'ature relation comprises a loop 34 that surrounds the free end of polar projection 1 and is so ;up-

ported as to be adjustable longitudinall with reference thereto. by means of arms 33 having slots Zti at their free ends and setscrews 37 that. are thr -adcd int-he bracket 4. t in order that friction between the relatively movable. parts of instruments of this character may not. prevent. accurate registration of the amount of energy supplied through the instrument during a specilic interval of time, means for overcoming such frietion are Q provided which comprise aclosedcircuit coltductor Jib having one side 3!! located in the air gap H between pole face it and concave portion 1.; of polar projection 7.. ,'i hc con dnetor is pivotally support ed at a point it) that. is the center of a. circle of which the 5 sides ol'theggap H are arcs and itsfree'end -tl is'extended in order that it may occupy an easily accessible position aml thereby provide simple means for ell'ccting adjustment of the side 2'!) in the air gap l-t. Since the oininctor .ts surrounds a part of the'shunt liux that. crosses the air gap l-t, that sidooi the shunt magnet circuit will have a dill'erentfield strength or adill'erent-degree of magnetization from the other side and by adjusting the p sition of the conductor :tsso that it surr unds more or less of thistlnx. the dillerein-e in the degrees of magnetization of the two sides of the magnetic circuit may be so adjusted that the speed ol' rotationmf the disk will be increased just snllit ienlly to coinifinsate. fort he, retardation due to friction. cover ll is provided fortheipurpo o ol' int-losing all of the above mentioned parts of the inst rumcnt, a glass plate 43 being pro .5 \ii'ded in the cover direet-lyin front. of the dial .27 on which is registered the nmnbet'ol' rotations of the dish. 1 V "5 I 3 .\\'hile l have shown and described my ini itfellt ion as adopted for registering the amount of energy which traverses a cileuit during a s 'iecilic interval of time, is evident that. with ut materially altering tin -"essential de- ,tails of the meter it may he'lnodilied so asto indicate the amount of energy which is trav- 65. ersing the circuit. at any instant, or to rot-mu in order that the instrument may register i B A ABLE COPY the energy values at all times. Other details may also be varied within considerable limits 2 and 1 do not wi: 11 my invention limited, except by such restrictions as may be imposed by the prior art.

.1 claim as my invention;

l in an alternating current motor, a niagnet. table more con'tprising two aiined polar 2 projections having opposing faces, and in main polar projection which diti'ers in polarity therefrom and extends between and inaterially beyond said opposingfaces,- 'from which it is separated by air gaps-of unifornr zwidtluiaiiil a second magnetizable core having its polar faces respectively opposite the -Lair gaps inthe lirst magnetizable QUI'EJ 1 in an alternating current motor, a magnciizzible core in *wo parts, the fi st comprising a pair of alined polar projections having i opposing laces and a main polar 'n'ojeetio'n that dil et's in polarity therefrom and extends between and materially beyond Silili'tipp US-f ing' t'aces'to f rm air gaps of unii'ormtvid't-h; the second part having polar projections sytnmctrimtliyplaced with reference 'tti the; o main polar. projections and the faces of'wlticli i lie opposite the face of the main projection? -3; lnan alternating current motor; a'niag-' l l l t l i netizableeor comprising a main polar pro a i jection and projections dill'cring in polarity 5 therefrom between thel'aces of which and the sides. oi: the main projection there-are-rail-v i gaps, a second magnetizable core: having? its p lar l'aces respec ively opposite: and syin- .3! jilltllithlll) placed -.withret'ercnee to tlte{.l'at,ee i ol'the nain polarprojection oi the iirst'core and u-closed-cil'cllil cotnlucto' adjustableitt 'position longitudinally on theriuain polar n'ojectipn. H I m tots-t ;t. In an alternating current ,ntoiori tin; co||tbittat i ou witlrshunt aml serieswindings, "oi a magnetizable core eomprisinga maiii'p flar projection for the shunt winding,.proje tions at right-angles titer to that dill'er larity tberel'rmn and between the en ol'which and the sides of the mail) 7 p j jeci'itilt there are curved :til' gaps, irii'iit in compensating device so pivoted 'loIsai that'one of its sides is adjllstabiy located in one ol' said curved air gaps," a|td":tse'coinl' magnetizable core having polati'j'n-t iec'ti' its for the series winding symmetric plat-1 6i -withreference tothe main p'tilar p'rojei tir'vns r-and:thed'aces of which lie opposite tl'te tact-of l-hemain projectionf 1 41' In" :ttt'iuil'tltttl! in! 'current nh'otiiryth l combination ith shunt anderies w tidings. 1- of a. uulgnetizable core comprising a main po; lat-projection t'orthe slnmtwitiding, .pr ojee; tions dill'ering in polarity therel'rom between the ,l'aecs oi: whit-h and thesidcs lithe rnain polarprojecti nthere are ai zgupsgu secortdt t magnetixable core having ioiar prujac'ilions lot the series winding syinmelrically ,placedt l with reference to the main polarprojection and the faces of which lie. opposite the face of the mam pro ection, and :1 closM-circuit c011- (iucior adjustable .'on git1uIin:1H}- on the main polar pro ection.

other of which has that extends be! Wevn and materiaiiy beyond j the said opposmgtacvs, from \Vhflji! "it is sepa rated by air gaps-of uniform. width, and another imzgnet zizhl-c C011 1: mug pchir projections for thosez'ies \x'inding, tho faces of,

which lie adjacentto Kim disk in symmetrical" positions with rvfermzou to the face of the main POizLI projection and on the opposite Side of the disk.

i i i I 7. An alternating current motor having:

tshunt and series field 'coiis,

cores for said coils, anned polar project-ions and separate one of which has two the end 5100s of which are in opposition, and a third polar )rojection that extends bet-W002: and materially beyond the opposed projections, from which it separated by air gaps; and the two polar projections that are opposite. the gaps in the first named core.

in testimony whvreof, subscribed my name this uary, 1905.

"i t-nesses JoE PAULSON, BIRNEY .HXNES;

I have hereunto 27th day ofJanwILL m M. BRADSHAW. 

